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Tobacco Giant Philip Morris Is Building a Different Kind of 'Public' Blockchain
Tobacco giant Philip Morris is working on a "public blockchain," an executive said, though not quite in the commonly understood sense.

Banks Can't Snub Crypto Startups Thanks to France's New Blockchain Law
France's wide-ranging new blockchain law aims to solve a longstanding problem for crypto startups: banking, or lack thereof.

Coinbase Shutters High-Speed Crypto Trading Division, Axing 30 Jobs
Coinbase is shutting down the Chicago trading technology office it opened a year ago, eliminating 30 jobs.

Ledger and Nomura's Crypto Custody Launch May Be Delayed to 2020
Ledger's crypto custody venture with Japanese bank Nomura may take longer than expected to launch, the startup's president said.

Binance's Singapore Fiat-to-Bitcoin Exchange Is Launching Next Week
Binance will launch its new fiat-to-crypto platform in Singapore next week, chief financial officer Wei Zhou said.

Microsoft, Ethereum Group Launch Token-Building Kit for Enterprises
Microsoft and the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance have corralled major firms behind a new project to help businesses design and create tokens.

Digital Asset's Smart Contract Language Now Works on Hyperledger Blockchains
Digital Asset is integrating its smart contract language into the Hyperledger Sawtooth enterprise blockchain platform.

ING Bank Is Bringing Bitcoin 'Bulletproofs' to Private Blockchains
ING’s blockchain team is testing privacy tech called "bulletproofs," the latest in a series of such experiments at the global bank.

World's Second-Largest Grocer Joins IBM Food Trust Blockchain
Albertsons Companies, the world's second-largest supermarket chain by sales, has joined IBM's food tracking blockchain.

GM, BMW Back Blockchain Data Sharing for Self-Driving Cars
General Motors will chair the next autonomous vehicle data markets working group, using blockchain to help share self-driving data.

